Eminem and Rihanna Kick Off 'Monster Tour' at Rose Bowl

Just days after Beyoncé and Jay Z wrapped the U.S. leg of their “On the Run Tour,” another powerhouse duo kicked off theirs. Eminem and Rihanna unleashed the three-city “Monster Tour” at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. on Thursday.

According to Billboard, the nearly three-hour spectacle opened with a short Silence of the Lambs-inspired film before Rihanna, dressed in a flame-patterned outfit, took the stage on a platform while performing “Numb.” Eminem made his grand entrance on a stretcher like Hannibal Lecter.

They continued with a mash-up of their hits including “No Love (Don’t Hurt Me)” and “Run This Town,” on which Em delivered his “Renegade” verse.

“Make Rihanna feel at home,” Em told the crowd, while RiRi added, “Make some noise for this white motherfucker.”

The Rihanna portion of the night began with “What Now” and lasted for almost an hour. She entertained the crowd of 90,000 with wardrobe changes and hit after hit including “Birthday Cake,” “Pour It Up,” “Man Down,” and “Umbrella.”

Following “Stay,” Em returned to the stage for “Love the Way You Lie” before launching into fan favorites including “Square Dance,” “Rap God,” and “The Way I Am.”

They came back together to duet on “Airplanes, Part II” and “Stan.” Em then proceeded into his second solo act of hits which included “The Real Slim Shady” and “Without Me.”

RiRi returned for “Diamonds” and “We Found Love,” and Em had the crowd singing along to his anthem “Lose Yourself.”

As fireworks lit up the stadium, they capped off the explosive evening with their chart-topping hit “The Monster.”

The tour will play the Rose Bowl again tonight before continuing to MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on August 16-17, and Detroit’s Comerica Park on August 22-23.

“The Monster Tour” Set List

Both
1. “Numb”
2. “No Love”
3. “Run This Town” (“Renegade” verse from Eminem)
4. “Live Your Life”
5. “Crack a Bottle”
6. “Won’t Back Down”

Rihanna
7. “What Now”
8. “Phresh Out the Runway”
9. “Birthday Cake”
10. “Talk That Talk”
11.” Rude Boy”
12. “What’s My Name” (remixed with Trey Songz “Na Na”)
13. “Pour It Up”
14. “Cockiness (Love It)”
15. “Man Down”
16. “You Da One”
17. “Wait Your Turn”
18. “Jump”
19. “Umbrella”
20. “All of the Lights”
21. “Rockstar 101”
22. “Where Have You Been”
23. “Stay”

Both
24. “Love the Way You Lie”

Eminem
25. “3 a.m.”
26. “Square Dance”
27. “Business”
28. “Kill You”
29. “Evil Deeds”
30. “Rap God”
31. “Marshall Mathers”
32. “Just Don’t Give a Fuck”
33. “Still Don’t Give a Fuck”
34. “Criminal”
35. “The Way I Am”

Both
36. “Airplanes, Part II”
37. “Stan”

Eminem
38. “Like Toy Soldiers”
39. “Forever”
40. “Berzerk”
41. “‘Till I Collapse”
42. “Cinderella Man”
43. “My Name Is”
44. “The Real Slim Shady”
45. “Without Me”
46. “Not Afraid”

Rihanna
47. “Diamonds”
48. “We Found Love”

Eminem
49. “Lose Yourself”

Both
50. “The Monster”